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L.P. & P.. JEANNE.

Bracelet.

Patented'May 3,1881.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEYS;

N. PETERS, Phnln-Likhographer, Washington, D C.

UNiTEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEON P. JEANNE, OF NEW] YORK, N. Y., AND PAUL JEANNE, OF GREEN- VILLE,NEW JERSEY.

BRACELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,020, dated May 3,1881.

Application filed March 5, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom 125 may concern:

Be it known that we, LEON P. JEANNE, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, and PAUL JEANNE, of Greenville, in the county of Hudson andState of New Jersey, have in vented a new and Improved Bracelet, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a bracelet combining strengthand flexibility in a superior degree, capable of easy adj ustmcnt to thearm, and incapable of becoming unclasped.

The invention consists of a bracelet made of a narrow thin strip ofmetal wound closely and spirally about a chain; and it further consistsof a novel device for adjusting and fastening the bracelet, all of whichwill be hereinafter described.

Figure l is a plan of the bracelet with parts broken away to exhibitother parts. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents a chain of ordinary construction,preferably made with a round, or nearly round, cross-section. Aroundthis chain A is wound spirally a narrow thin strip or covering, B, ofmetal, so that the edges of said strip B are in contact with each other.In this manner the body ofthe braceletis formed of great strength andpliability.

In order to hold the parts A B together, a metallic cap or tip, 0,either plain or ornamented, is fastened in a suitable manner on each endof the said bracelet, as shown.

I) D represent two sleeves, linked together by a diagonal link or brace,D Through the sleeve D, which has an unbroken surface, one end of thebracelet is passed and fastened, and the opposite end of the bracelet ispassed in a contrary direction through the other sleeve, D, which has aspiral slot, to, extending lon gitudinally through it, so that this endof the bracelet can be drawn in and out of said sleeve D, and thebracelet be thereby contracted or made larger, as may be desired. Thetip 0 prevents it from being drawn out altogether.

In order to hold the bracelet in the position to which it may have beencontracted or enlarged, several studs, 1), are fixed in that part of itwhich passes through the sleeve D, so that by taking hold of theextremity of this end of the bracelet and turning it to bring one of thestuds 1) opposite the slot to, and then pulling said end, the stud I)Will be drawn through said slot a, thereby contracting the bracelet;then, by turning the end of the braceletin the opposite direction, thesaid stud b will take against the outer end of the sleeve D, and therebylock or fasten the bracelet, as shown. By reversing this action thebracelet may be enlarged. in both instances the tension of the spiral Btends to hold the bracelet locked.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a

bracelet constructed, substantially as herein shown and described, ofchain A and spiral covering B, as set forth.

. 2. In a bracelet, the combination, with the chain A and spirally-woundcovering B, of the tips 0, substantially as herein shown and described,whereby said chain and covering are secured together, as set forth.

3. In a bracelet, the combination, with the chain A and spirally-woundcovering B, provided with studs 1), of the linked sleeves D D, providedwith spiral slot at, substantially as herein shown and described,whereby said bracelet is adjusted and fastened, as set forth.

4. As a means for adjusting and locking a bracelet, a spirally-slottedsleeve, substantially as herein shown and described.

LEON P. JEANNE. PAUL JEANNE.

Witnesses ALoIs LAUF, GEo. H. Honrn.

